Crosskeys railway station is a station serving the village of
Crosskeys
Crosskeys ( cy, Pont-y-cymer) is a village, community and an electoral ward in Caerphilly county borough in Wales.
Etymology
The village was originally named Pont-y-cymer and this remains the official Welsh name for the village. The name mea ...
in the
Caerphilly County Borough
Caerphilly County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It is governed by Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Its main and largest town is Caerphilly. Other towns in the county borough are Bed ...
in Wales. It is on the
Ebbw Valley Railway.
The station is situated near the former station site closed in 1962, behind houses on Risca Road and Carlton Terrace. The access to the station is via a one-way system off High Street exiting via Carlton Terrace.
Crosskeys is a two-platform station and there is no car park. The station provides good access to the village and
Crosskeys College Coleg Gwent - Crosskeys (generally known as Crosskeys College) is the largest campus of Coleg Gwent. It is located next to Risca Road in Crosskeys, near Newport in Wales. The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining college. ...
.
The station marks the end of the double-track
passing loop
A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or ...
between Risca and Crosskeys; upon leaving Crosskeys trains enter the single track which extends to the railhead in Ebbw Vale Town.
History
The station opened on 7 June 2008, four months after services recommenced on the line.
Services
On Mondays to Saturdays, there are four trains an hour, alternating between and and and Crosskeys services. On Sundays, the hourly Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service runs via Newport.
References
External links
Planning Approval Granted for New Railway StationArchive of Ebbw Valley Railway Scheme website
( Blaenau Gwent council, 2008)
{{Cardiff, Newport and the Valleys railway stations
Railway stations in Caerphilly County Borough
DfT Category F2 stations
Railway stations opened by Network Rail
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2008
Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail